{Your Next Stamp} Fun Friday Challenge - Week 2

Good Morning crafty friends! Today continues my month as Guest Designer over at Your Next Stamp.  I am super excited to use their adorable stamps!

December first marked the start of the month long Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge #7.  I chose the photo as inspiration.  I used Flu Bug Fhiona and all the paper and cardstock is from Michaels.

This photo brought to mind for me - winter and cold.  Which brought to mind - getting the sniffles.  So my card today is for anyone who needs a little pick me up.  Hope you all have a great day.  

Word Art Wednesday - Challenge December 11

Happy Wednesday everyone! I got 5 gifts accomplished this morning (on Amazon of course!) so I think I can breathe a little easier.   Hope you all are doing well too.

My card for today is for the Word Art Wednesday Challenge.  I hope you will play along with us - it is very simple "anything goes", just create an uplifting and positive card and post it at Word Art Wednesday challenges.  You can use this week's verse below, but it is not required.  

Karen M. (Papercraft Memories) created the beautiful graphic for today's verse:  

Such a beautiful verse and it reminds me of angels singing.  I didn't have any angels singing on hand, but I did have this cute little image from All Dressed Up of animals singing.  I decided to make the card 5 x 7 because it fit my paper from Me & My Big Ideas perfectly.  The label is from My Favorite Things dienamics and I can't recommend it highly enough.

Thanks for peeking at my blog today, please check out Word Art Wednesday for my team mates cards, you are sure to be inspired! 

Handmade Harbour - Merry Christmas Challenge

Good Morning crafty friends! Today is Wednesday which means a new challenge over at Handmade Harbour.  The theme is CHRISTMAS! 

I used Cool Penguin.  Isn't he so sweet?

I used the Sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge and colored him with my Copics.  I used frantage as the snow (doesn't really show in the photo).  This was my first time using it, and while it was fun, I think I need to do more of it to completely figure it out~!  The sentiment is from Some Odd Girl.  

Challenges entering:

Sweet Sunday Sketch - Sketch 199 (Dec. 22)

{Loves Rubber Stamps} Challenge Anything Goes

Good Morning crafty friends~ Eeeks! I have a ton of Christmas shopping to do today.  Hope you all are more ahead of the game then I am!

Today is a new Challenge at Loves Rubber Stamps....Challenge 82 is everyone's favorite - anything goes with a Christmas twist!  I decided to use a new stamp set I got at Loves Rubber Stamps - Some Odd Girl "Ornament Tia".  I had a lot of fun coloring her ornament.

Materials used:

Some Odd Girl "Ornament Tia"

My Favorite Thing Dienamics Blueprint 6

Best Glue Ever

Best Cleaner Ever

Copics

Sizzix "Merry Christmas" Embossing Pad

Cosmo Cricket "Jolly Days" sentiment & tree

Blueprint 6

Inspiration Sketch - Moving Along with the Times

Challenges entering:

Some Odd Girl - Create a Background (dry embossing) - (Dec. 29)

Moving Along with the Times - Sketch (Dec. 11)

By the way, we have a DESIGN TEAM CALL that just posted for our next session - January 1st - April 30th!  You can read all the details and see how to apply IN THIS POST.  We do not require previous design team experience to be eligible. I love being on this Design Team - it is like a family - and I recommend you apply! Deadline to apply is December 15th.

Take a peek at my other team member's cards....you are sure to be inspired!

Loves Rubber Stamp ~ {Sensational Sunday Blog Hop} Ms. Anya

Hi everyone and welcome to the Loves Rubber Stamps Sensational Sunday Blog Hop! 

It finally feels like December here in Southern California...it's actually in the 60 degrees....which I admit ....is nothing compared to the snowstorms in the Midwest and East, but awfully cold for here.  

So for today, the Design Team has created some gorgeous projects for your Inspiration. Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, each stop will have a full list of links. One of the Design Team posts is the hop's Sensational Sunday Sweet Spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to be in a monthly drawing for a $20 Loves Rubberstamps Gift Voucher!  We will draw the winner of the Voucher the 1stSunday of each month! Remember, you have until 8:00 pm CST Saturday to leave your comments!

Laura - Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration Blog

DanginaL

Athina

Shanna 

Marcy

Joni 

Nina

Laura (you are here, last stop!)

I used The Greeting Farm's "Flirty Anya" that I bought at Loves Rubberstamps.  Miss Anya is sooo adorable!!!  She is on sale right now at Loves Rubber Stamps:

Now you may have noticed this stamp is not exactly Christmasy! But I decided to challenge myself and use a non-Christmas stamp to make a Christmas card. Here it is:

hmmmmmmm.....do you think I went over the top with the Christmas theme? :-)  Here is a side view just in case you were wondering how it would look from the side.

Materials used

The Greeting Farm's "Flirty Anya"

Some Odd Girl "Ornament Tia" for sentiment

My Favorite Things Dienamics "Pierced Rectangle Stax"

Best Cleaner Ever

Best Glue Ever

Me & My Big Ideas paper

Copics

Stash ribbon & sparkle snowflakes

Here is where I got the sentiment!

I love the Christmas feel on this card, and hope you do too!  Thanks for joining us in our Loves Rubber Stamps Sensational Sunday Blog Hop!  And thank you for leaving comments.....I so enjoy reading all them.  

Sketch from Anyone for Anya

Challenges entering:

Anyone For Anya - Star Sketch (Dec. 15)

The Greeting Farm - Friday Sparkly Challenge (Dec. 13)

7 Kids Challenge Blog - Anything Goes Challenge 88 (Dec. 16)

365 Cards - Day 341 Partially Paper Pieced

Pink Gem Challenge - Challenge 109 Anything Goes(Dec. 14)

Crafty Calender Girls - Cold and Frosty (Jan. 3)

Oozak - Challenge 27 Anything Goes Lets Celebrate (Dec. 16)

Your Next Stamp ~ Fun Friday Challenge

Good Morning crafty people! Today is my first card as Guest Designer over at Your Next Stamp.  I was super excited to use their adorable stamps!

Today marks the start of the month long Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge #7.  I chose to use the inspiration sketch to make my card.

Materials used:
Ellie Building a Snowman stamp
My Favorite Things stitched circle die
American Crafts Merry Mint paper
Stash button, twine, card stock
Copics
Stampendous Crystal Snow

Challenges entering:

7 Kids Challenge Blog - Anything Goes Challenge 88 (Dec. 16)

Oozak - Challenge 27 Anything Goes Lets Celebrate (Dec. 16)

I can tell it's going to be a fun month over at Your Next Stamp! Thanks for peeking!

December 6th - Blog Hop!! {From the Heart Stamps} Gift Card Holder

It's December 6 - and its time for From The Heart Stamps Blog hop. Of course.....we are celebrating Christmas and winter holidays today!  If you joined us last month, it's great to have you hopping with us.  If you are new this month - welcome!   Enjoy the cards and treats you will find on this hop.  Here is the hop order:

Stephanie (Guest Designer)

Angela

Dee

Calypso

Imke

Karen

Kathy

Laura - - You are Here! :-)

Lyn

Michelle H.

Michelle P.

Wendy

If you have arrived Kathy, you are in the right place, if not why don’t you start on the From The Heart Stamps blog, so you don’t miss anything.

Please don't forget to leave a comment.  I love to read what you write and one random commenter will win this beautiful digi below - Gloria!

Plus, one commenter on the From the Heart Stamps blog will be selected to win a $5 gift voucher to the store!

Here is my project using Gloria.  Coincidentally....yes!....it is the same gift box that you just saw at Kathy's post!  What is that saying about "great minds".....!

This fun gift box is a gift card holder for one of my kiddos teachers.   I put a Starbucks gift card in there and some Hershey's kisses.  The box tutorial was created by Brenda Quintana at Splitcoastampers.  Brenda has done a super tutorial and the box was very easy and quick to make. Love it! 

This was a very fun project to make!

Inside of Box

Materials Used:

Digi image - Gloria

Digi Sentiment "Merry Christmas" - Gloria

Digi Sentiment "May your hearts be filled...."- Peace Joy Love

Coloring Copics

Paper - Cosmo Cricket Jolly Days

My Favorite Thing treat label die

Box Tutorial - Brenda Quintana at Splitcoastampers

Now head over  to Lyn to visit her lovely Christmas creation.  

Thanks for hopping with us today.  The hop will end on Monday December 9th at 6am, EST.  Winners will be posted on the From the Heart Stamps blog on Wednesday December 11th.